John Cena retirement tour megathread

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John Cena answered questions on his retirement following Money in the Bank.

Cena, Paul Levesque, Tiffany Stratton, and CM Punk took questions from the media following Money in the Bank. Here are the highlights.

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  • Cena said he approached WWE with the idea of doing a retirement tour and eventually it was agreed upon that right now was the best time to do it.
  • He said he was “in no position” to pick potential last opponents.
  • Someone asked him if he would be a heel during his final run. Cena said he would be his authentic self, as people would likely see through any heel turn.
  • John Pollock of Post Wrestling asked Cena about Vince McMahon and what he has meant to his career and how he’s processed what has come out over the last couple of years. Cena said that he would “much rather talk about what’s ahead of us”. He said he had been honest with his opinion regarding the question and people could dig it up elsewhere. He said WWE was on the precipice of something special, and it is in pretty good hands with TKO.
  • Regarding his retirement plans, he reiterated that while it would be his final in-ring WrestleMania, that would not be his last match. He is currently planning on 30-40 dates starting in January through December. After that time, he said he would remain with the “WWE family” for some time to come. He admitted that physically he feels he’s at his end.
  • He also said he would no longer be wearing jorts after his retirement.
Tiffany Stratton
  • Stratton was mostly asked in-character questions about when she’d cash in her Money in the Bank briefcase and her association with Nia Jax. She said that “a good magician never reveals her secrets.”
CM Punk
  • When asked about John Cena’s retirement, he said that he would be the one to drag John Cena out of retirement. When people talk about Punk, they talk about Cena and vice versa. He said they have to wrestle again at least one more time.
  • Someone asked if we could see the return of AJ Lee, his wife. He said he didn’t want to fall into the trap of never saying never. It’s all on her, as she is busy with production companies and writing television. He did say as a fan of hers, he would love to see it.
  • Regarding a timeframe on his return, he said he would like to keep people in suspense. He said he feels great and is ready to go, but there are things in place to protect him from himself.
Triple H
  • Regarding John Cena for the Hall of Fame, Triple H said that Cena is absolutely worthy of being in the Hall of Fame, but it is a matter of when Cena wants to be inducted. As to who would induct him, that would also be up to Cena.
  • Brandon Thurston asked if WWE was still cooperating with federal officials who are currently investigating Vince McMahon. “Can’t talk about legal stuff at the moment,” Triple H said before moving to the next question.
  • Someone asked about things that excited Triple H in the future. Triple H listed things such as Lee Fitting and the production crew, the upcoming WWE move to Netflix, and then NXT.
 
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RIP to the jorts
 

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I saw someone on Twitter say they should hang the jorts in the rafters like a retired jersey.
I wish they had a physical HOF building. Jorts would definitely be framed in there
 

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Seems so weird Cena wouldn’t go out at Mania next year, but I guess him working more stuff means we can see him vs new opponents and classic opponents, a good mix of both. I’m 99% sure we get him vs Punk and him vs Orton now as well. :WOW
 

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Him vs Bron at Mania next year.

Would be a huge rub for the kid
 
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Him vs Bron at Mania next year.

Would be a huge rub for the kid
Til Trips has him lose a match he should win……again… :lmao

Tbh idk if I see Cena losing his last Mania, possibly he could. But I wouldn’t be shocked if they gave him a win in his last one.
 

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@Storm Trooper called it. Now we can get proper feuds with old rivals like Orton and Punk and mix in some newer talents.
 

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Mania should 100% be vs Orton

Have Bronn retire Cena
 
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I'll put in here but I honestly don't know what to make of that retirement segment, it just felt really ehhhh and not like a holy shit kinda thing. Didn't help that Trish's introduction was so fucking flat to start things off with but he just seemed to go about it in a really weird way. Why he didn't just say that 2025 was going to be his last year to avoid all the confusion instead of listing off 4 events that made it seem like he was finishing at WrestleMania. I dunno, really weird segment that didn't hit at all for me but I do look forward to seeing what he does though.
 

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As long as there’s a chase for #17 in this final year and a half I’ll be happy
 
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I saw someone on Twitter say they should hang the jorts in the rafters like a retired jersey.


I saw that as well and died laughing, what an amazing idea lmfao

I feel like 2025 is going to be a big year with this going down, I really hope so. The Netflix deal later this year has my full attention and to dip out in to this retirement tour, sounds like WWE has a fun future.
 

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Flair told Busted Open Radio on Monday that, while the record is something he likes having because of its sentimentality, he’d have no problem if Cena broke it. Ideally, Flair would like to remain tied with Cena until Charlotte Flair surpasses both of them.

“You want the honest to God truth? I think so much personally of John Cena. He’s just one of those really great guys, in my opinion. And I’ve known a few,” Flair said. “In a perfect world, it would be my daughter, which I think would be the biggest thing that could ever happen. I told her one time, and she got upset — not upset but she didn’t like the comparison, I said, ‘You’d be as famous as Serena Williams if you broke that record that’s been there for so long.’ She didn’t like the comparison, but she’s as good an athlete as there is alive today. But if they do it with John, I have no problem. I’d be the first one to hit the ring and shake his hand.”

Given that Paul “Triple H” Levesque is such a Flair fan, Busted Open Radio asked Flair if he thinks Levesque would be hesitant to book Cena breaking the record.

“I personally kind of agree with you, I don’t think he wants to pull the trigger on it,” Flair responded.

Flair said he just loves wrestling and would give his blessing to have the record broken. He named Randy Orton as someone else who would be deserving of it.
 

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Fucking liar.
 
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As long as Flair's there to cling to Cena breaking his record.......workers work.